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Co sleeping

jrosa1jrosa1 member
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Can anyone share their experience with cosleeping? My daughter is 5 weeks old and she is having a hard time sleeping in her bassinet. She wakes up about every half hour and it is difficult for us to get her back to sleep. Last night, we were so tired that we took her in bed with us. She slept for 3 hours without a peep and we slept much better. I am not against cosleeping, but I don't want it to be long term. Does anyone have experience with cosleeping for the first 2/3 months and then transitioning to the crib? Was it a difficult transition?
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Re: Co sleeping

  • kimmee1997kimmee1997 member
    edited March 2014

    My oldest son slept with us.  It was the only way I could get some decent sleep.  Unfortunately I have no advice on how to transition to the crib cause he never did.  we now have a 3 year old sleeping in our bed, and getting a good nights rest is almost impossible now.  I wake up with a leg in my back, or an arm over my face, or I'm right on the edge and the kid is sleeping sideways in bed. 


    When my second son came, I swore he would sleep in the bassinet.  Cause we don't have a king size bed and I refuse to get one because we have both of our kids in bed with us!  So far I've held to it.  Ds2 sleeps in the rock n play beside the bed.  Ds1 still sleeps in the middle of the bed between us.  So no advice from me.  I wished I would have transitioned him to the crib but it was hard because he always wanted someone to hold him.  ALWAYS.  I couldn't get him to sleep in the crib by himself.  It was just easiest to keep him in our bed.  at the rate we are going DS1 will be in high school and still sleeping with us!  ha!

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    emilysalley said:

    Definitely check the AP board, but safe bed sharing seems really uncomfortable for the parent. You are not supposed to have any pillows or blankets on the bed- I wouldn't want to sleep like that.

    This isnt true. One pillow per adult, baby on outside next to mom with blanket to the waist is safe. My husband and I each have our own blanket.

    The safest way to bedshare is to place the mattress directly on the floor, but you can continue to use the frame. Place the bed against a wall, use a safe bedrail, or place a pool noodle under the fitted sheet. You can also remove one rail from the crib and attach it to your bed.

    Do not bed share if using sleep aids, alcohol, or narcotics. See askdrsears for more info.
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  • Bugs02Bugs02 member
    We use the First Years Co-Sleeper. It has sides to it so no worrying about rolling over on the baby. DH & I are both really light sleepers anyway.
    I used it for DD and had no issues with the transition to the crib.
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  • CarmlvsjoseCarmlvsjose member
    I personally cannot sleep with DD in bed with me, as I wake to every noise and movement. We originally started using the pack and play bassinet and she would not sleep more than an hour on a good day. On a whim, I tried the rock and play that was hanging out in the closet and we got 4 glorious hours of sleep. She was able to be right at my side where I could just reach out and rock or soothe her if needed. It was pretty easy to then transition her out of it into her own crib.

    Just another perspective....good luck!
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  • alexpierce88alexpierce88 member
    This can be so so dangerous. Try other methods on helping them sleep like a bath, feeding, white noise, etc.. something else. This should be a last resort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • CarmlvsjoseCarmlvsjose member
    edited March 2014
    alexpierce88 said:

    This can be so so dangerous. Try other methods on helping them sleep like a bath, feeding, white noise, etc.. something else. This should be a last resort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    I'm sorry but what are you referring to as being dangerous?
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  • shaunessashaunessa member
    Baby sleeps in his pack n play most of the time.  However, my almost 4 week old sometimes has trouble going to sleep after I lay him down in the middle of the night. I sometimes put him in bed with us for about 10 min, then I get up and place him back in his pack n play.  It terrifies me having him sleep with me for more than the 10-25 min it takes for him to fall asleep.  I'm also trying not to form bad habits by having him thinking he'll be able to snuggle up with mom every night.  Swaddling his legs helps him sleep too. (I dont like trapping his arms in)
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  • ZimgerZimger member

    I second checking out the AP board.

    As far as transitioning we didn't until he was a year. He then transitioned into his toddler bed. We started by putting his bed next to ours and then moving it away from the bed. We then moved it into his room. I think that process would work just as well if the child was younger and still in a crib.

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